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Rachel Griffith 1756–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Griffith

Mother: Mary Littlejohn

Spouse(s): Willson Lewis

Children(s): Abner Lewis, Mary Lewis, Rebecca Lewis, Frederick Lewis, William Lewis, Hannah Lewis, Leah Lewis, Wilson Lewis, Leanna Lewis, John Lewis

In 1756, Rachel Griffith entered the world in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Griffith And Mary Littlejohn. Rachel Griffith married Willson Basil Lewis, and had children including Abner Lewis, Frederick Lewis, Hannah Lewis, John Jarrett Lewis, Leah Lewis, Leanna Lewis, Mary Lewis, Rebecca Lewis, William Lewis, Wilson Basil Jr Lewis. Rachel Griffith passed away in 1856 in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Rachel Griffith entered the world in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Griffith And Mary Littlejohn.
  • Rachel Griffith married Willson Basil Lewis, and had children including Abner Lewis, Frederick Lewis, Hannah Lewis, John Jarrett Lewis, Leah Lewis, Leanna Lewis, Mary Lewis, Rebecca Lewis, William Lewis, Wilson Basil Jr Lewis.
  • Rachel Griffith passed away in 1856 in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Griffith
1737–1780
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Mary Littlejohn
1740–1780
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Willson Lewis
1754–1808
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Abner Lewis
1799–1860
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
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Mary Lewis
1776–1820
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Lewis
1778–1795
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
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Frederick Lewis
1780–1840
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
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William Lewis
1782–
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Lewis
1785–1862
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
HL
Leah Lewis
1787–1865
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Wilson Lewis
1793–1850
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Leanna Lewis
1798–1865
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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John Lewis
1790–1860
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Griffith's Ancestors

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Rachel Griffith
1756–1856
Birth Place: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Griffith
1737–1780
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Mary Littlejohn
1740–1780
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Griffith
1704–1731
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Ann Rout
1714–1769
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Griffith's Descendants

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Rachel Griffith (1756–1856) m. Willson (Basil) Lewis (1754–8 Sep 1808)
  1. 1. Abner Lewis 1799–1860
  2. 2. Mary Lewis 1776–1820
  3. 3. Rebecca Lewis 1778–1795
  4. 4. Frederick Lewis 1780–1840
  5. 5. William Lewis 1782–
  6. 6. Hannah Lewis 1785–1862
  7. 7. Leah Lewis 1787–1865
  8. 8. Wilson (Basil Jr.) Lewis 1793–1850 m. Margaret (McDaniel or) McDonald 1795–
  9. 9. Leanna Lewis 1798–1865
  10. 10. John (Jarrett) Lewis 1790–1860 m. Jane Smith 1795–1817 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Morgan 1798–1868
    1. 1. Jemimah Lewis 1811–1870 m. John (William) Jenkins 1808–1857
      1. 1. Hiram Jenkins 1834–1862 m. Aseneath Whiteside 1837–1891
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Jenkins 1855–1937 m. Edna (V) Jenkins 1857–1953
        2. 2. William (Manuel "Manny") Jenkins 1857–1895 m. Elizabeth (Ellen "Ellender") Raynor 1851–1930
        3. 3. Jemima Jenkins 1858–1930 m. John (Franklin) McKee 1876–1928
        4. 4. Benjamin (Israel) Jenkins 1862–1925
      2. 2. John (E) Jenkins 1827–1866
      3. 3. Nancy (Lucilee) Jenkins 1836–1877
      4. 4. Evaline Jenkins 1838–1912
      5. 5. Lewis Jenkins 1841–1865
      6. 6. Rebecca (Jane) Jenkins 1843–1889
      7. 7. Lucinda Jenkins 1827–
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Lewis 1814–1904
    3. 3. Jonathan (S) Lewis 1815–1870
    4. 4. Rebecca Lewis 1817–1857
    5. 5. Abner Lewis 1815–
    6. 6. James (Jarrett) Lewis 1821–1906 m. Malinda Cornett 1826–1907
      1. 1. Nancy Lewis 1846–1912
      2. 2. Jane Lewis 1847–1850
      3. 3. John (James) Lewis 1848–1918
      4. 4. Leah (Ritta) Lewis 1852–1927
      5. 5. Jonathan (Daunt) LEWIS 1853–1917
      6. 6. Wilson Lewis 1856–1918
      7. 7. Hiram (Campbell) LEWIS 1858–1934
      8. 8. Precious Lewis 1860–1860
      9. 9. James (Grant) Lewis 1864–1929
      10. 10. Catherine (Elizabeth) Lewis 1866–1925
      11. 11. Samuel (Sawyer) Lewis 1868–1931
    7. 7. Basil Lewis 1824–1863
    8. 8. Wilson Lewis 1826–1900
    9. 9. Jane Lewis 1829–
    10. 10. Hiram Lewis 1831–1856
    11. 11. Mary (Louisa) Lewis 1833–1909
    12. 12. Martha (Elizabeth) Lewis 1838–1874
    13. 13. David (Collier) Lewis 1840–1865
    14. 14. Elizabeth Lewis 1834–1900
    15. 15. Leah Lewis 1843–1894
    16. 16. Sally Lewis 1845–

Rachel Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Rachel Griffith in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
1856
1856
Age 100
Death of Rachel Griffith in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
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